Standard English ConventionsMediumSemicolon before 'therefore'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The samples had been stored above freezing for two ____ therefore, the results were discarded.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. days;Correct
- B. days,
- C. days
- D. days, and;
Answer: A. days;
Two independent clauses joined by 'therefore' take a semicolon before it and a comma after.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. days,
- A comma before 'therefore' between two clauses is a splice.
- C. days
- No punctuation runs the clauses together.
- D. days, and;
- 'And;' combines two joining devices incorrectly.
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